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Aircraft (still in commission in late 40's or early 50's)
were fitted/retro-fitted with a prefabricated steel grated "Portable Deck" suspended
between the wing walls and supported by removable I-beam girders. The aft end of the
portable deck contained a wooden helicopter platform, enabling the ship to land and
launch 1 helicopter at a time. Stowage of helicopters was limited to capacity of the portable deck installed for the mission. Aircraft servicing was limited to re-fueling. With portable
deck and aircraft platform installed, the Landing ship, dock was still capable of transporting, launching and repairing smaller amphibious craft and vehicles up to the size of a Landing craft, utility (LCU) in their well decks.

Armament

one single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount in open tub (w/director)

two quad 40mm AA gun mounts (w/directors)

two twin 40mm AA gun mounts (w/directors)

sixteen single 20mm AA gun mounts (local control)

Fuel Capacities

NSFO 11,720 Bbls

Diesel 160 Bbls

Gasoline 5,085 Gals

Propulsion

two Newport News Shipbuilding steam turbines

two Babcock and Wilcox oil fired D-type boilers, two drum, single furnace, single uptake, 250psi

USS Rushmore (LSD-14) liberty party returning to the ship after a day at Grande Island, Subic Bay, Philippines, circa early 1946.Photo by J.L. Brown.

William Brown for his father J.L. Brown EM3/c USS Rushmore

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Loading the Japanese submarine Yu3 into the well deck of USS Rushmore (LSD-14) at Samar, Philippine Islands for transit to San Francisco, circa May 1945.

William Brown for his father J.L. Brown EM3/c USS Rushmore

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Yu-3 being secured inside the docking well of USS Rushmore (LSD-14) in 1945. Yu-3 had been lost in an accident at Lingayen Gulf in January 1945, salvaged by USS Grasp (ARS-24) on 18 January 1945, she was then carried by USS Rushmore back to the United States.

USN photo from The Maru Special No.43, Japanese submarines III, courtesy of Robert Hurst.

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USS Rushmore (LSD-14) in the Columbia River near Portland, OR. preparing to enter a local shipyard, January 1946.

William Brown for his father J.L. Brown EM3/c USS Rushmore

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USS Rushmore (LSD-14) moored in a shipyard in the Portland, Oregon area, in January 1956.Across the pier is the Victory ship SS Stetson Victory which would see Naval service as USNS Sgt. Sylvester Antolak (T-AP-192)

William Brown for his father J.L. Brown EM3/c USS Rushmore

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USS Rushmore (LSD-14) moored in a shipyard in the Portland, Oregon area, circa January 1936.